"Today do not worry about anything. Worry is like riding a carousal, you keep going round and round, but you get nowhere."
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” ~Genesis 6:8~
Noah (Honor & Obey)
If you want to enjoy God’s blessing, observe two things about the life of Noah:
(1) He honored God. “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” ~Hebrews 11:7~
Noah had never seen rain, nor had anyone else. He lived a hundred miles from the nearest ocean. Even if he could learn to build a ship, how would he get it to water? And how about rounding up all those animals? For a hundred and twenty years he was a laughingstock. But because he honored God, he came out on top.
(2) He obeyed God. “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” ~Genesis 6:22~
Understanding can wait; obedience can’t. Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions. In fact, there are many of God’s commandments you won’t understand until you first obey them.
When Noah emerged from the ark after the flood God said to him, “Be fruitful and multiply.. . . . . .every morning shall be meat for you.. . . . now have I given you all things” ~Genesis 9:1-3~
With God, your reward will always be greater than your obedience.
Sometimes we try partial obedience: “I’ll attend church but I won’t tithe. I’ll read my Bible but I won’t forgive the person who hurt me.” Partial obedience is disobedience!
THE ARK SAILS AWAY
The Bible says, “Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only” ~James 2:24~
Why is obedience so important? Because Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments" ~James 14:15~
"ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER"
Understanding can wait.. .obedience can't. . . this has always been a fault of mine... I have always wanted to know hows & whys of every situation.
If I knew them then I would be able to work doubly hard at my task, (even if I did not agree with it)... Over the last 2 years I have learned that being obedient to the Lord with out knowing the hows & whys will bring me more understanding in the long run than I would have had if I had been given the answers to begin with.
What it comes down to is this. . . . do as the Lord directs you to do and ask questions later. ... . Put your trust and Faith in Him, He will never take you on a wild goose ride. . . . He loves us and wants nothing but the best for each of us.
Have a great day my friends
God Bless
Carolyn
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